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Parenting With a Disability
By Christinne Rudd Being a mom is a challenging role for anyone. Add having a disability to the mix and the adventure has just begun. Getting to know how your limitations are going to affect your ability to parent and finding out what’s available to help you get the job done combined are like solving…
Read MoreNavigating Financial Roadblocks When You Have Cancer
By Faviola Ramirez As a LIVESTRONG Navigator, I try to identify the needs of anyone affected by cancer and provide them with the best resources available. A client can contact us in person, online or over the phone for free counseling and assistance in a variety of areas, including emotional support, fertility preservation, health and wellness programs,…
Read MoreFive Teachers Awarded 2014 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching
Founded in 1991 by the Southern Poverty Law Center, Teaching Tolerance is dedicated to reducing prejudice, improving intergroup relations and supporting equitable school experiences for our nation’s children. Providing free educational materials to teachers and other school practitioners in the U.S. and Canada, SPLC’s self-titled magazine is sent to 450,000 educators twice annually, and tens of…
Read MoreRegister Now! 2014 Member Rally is August 21, 2014
Member Rally is an annual event designed to prepare members for the upcoming Fall Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) and private sector workplace giving season. When: Thursday, August 21, 2014, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. (Lunch will be served) Where: Historic SunTrust Building, 1445 NY Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005 >> Learn more about this…
Read MoreEngage Employees By Championing Their Interests
By Chloe Sharfin As I watched the NYC Pride Parade go down 5th avenue in all its glittery, wonderfully musical, rainbow glory, I was struck not only by the love and positive energy that filled the air, but also by the noticeable number of corporate floats bursting with employees in different colored t-shirts, tossing giveaways…
Read MorePassionate CEOs inspire environmental philanthropy at work
This story first appeared on June 21, 2014 in the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business. Ask any organizational development consultant and you’ll likely hear that the key to affecting lasting positive workplace culture change is to start at the top. A group of Canadian Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) took this advice literally. Earlier this…
Read MoreHouse to Vote on Bill to Encourage Charitable Giving
By Alex Daniels The House will likely pass a bill Thursday that is designed to encourage donations to charities, but the Senate will probably ignore the bill and look to move many of the provisions later this year in separate legislation. The bill would reduce the foundation excise tax from 2 percent to 1 percent…
Read MoreA Major Victory for Charities in Congress
The charitable and philanthropic sector achieved an amazing victory today with the House approving legislation (H.R. 4719) that would significantly increase charitable giving in the United States. Independent Sector played a leading role in mobilizing and advocating for our sector. America’s Charities is proud to have been supportive of their work and advocacy as it will…
Read MoreA Major Victory for Charities in Congress
The charitable and philanthropic sector achieved an amazing victory today with the House approving legislation (H.R. 4719) that would significantly increase charitable giving in the United States. Independent Sector played a leading role in mobilizing and advocating for our sector. America’s Charities is proud to have been supportive of their work and advocacy as it will…
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